Banquet

At the banquet, Carl sat beside King Luther on his left side with Myla beside him, while Zara sat by his right side with Zane. "King Ryker, it's an honor to have you in Morana_I have to say I was shocked by the news of you taking over Crystal-vile and Nedal(Neela) but now that it's done, I hope we can strengthen our relationship by building a bond. As we are the two strongest kings in mercury, I want us unite_to form an alliance between us," King Luther said proudly. He was sure that the masked king wouldn't be able to refuse his proposal. After all, which king would want to miss the chance of having a wife from a powerful kingdom, such as Morana?He turns to Carl(Ryker) with expectation and asked, "King Ryker, what do you think about my proposal?"Carl scowled as his face was hidden behind a mask, so no one could see his expression. Although he had expected King Luther to propose marriage to him, he didn't expect it to be so soon. Besides, he was not ready to remarry, even though i

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Banquet 2

Zara gasped in disbelief and her eyes widen in shock. So her intuition of Zane poisoning the food was right, but how did he manage to do it? she wondered how her son was able to pull such a stunt. He was just a child yet, he was fearless and daring. Right now there was nothing she could do as they would be in trouble if King Luther or anyone were to find out, so she remained quiet and watched them. "Mother, you don't have to worry, they won't die but they will be humiliated," Zane whispered to ease his mother's tension. However, that did not stop Zara from worrying. She silently prayed that no one would find out about what Zane did, so they would be safe. Zane, on the other hand, was not the least bit worried about the repercussion of his actions, all he cared about was his justice. Justice for the unfair and brutal way his mother was treated. ... Soon, King Luther implored everyone to eat and enjoy themselves. He was oblivious to the fact that his food was spiked. After all, no

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Never loved him

Zara persuaded her son into letting her go to the garden, before leaving. As she got near the garden, a nervous feeling surged through her. And she kept wondering what the Neela king wanted to discuss with her. It's not like they knew each other so what did he want to discuss?Meanwhile, Carl paced around the garden as he waited for Zara. By now he was starting to get impatient. 'Zara, where are you?' He prayed that her son or someone else did not stop her from coming to him, because he didn't know when he would get an opportunity like this one.As he was still deep in thoughts, Zara walked into the garden, taking a quick glance around, before sauntering toward him."King Ryker, what did you want to discuss?" She asked immediately she got to where he was.Carl was overjoyed and almost pulled her into his arms. However, with much effort, he restrained himself. Now, that she was standing in front of him, Carl felt myriads of emotions as he stared at her. Love, pain, anger, guilt."Zara

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Zara felt restless as she shuffled back to the banquet hall. She tried to fathom why the Neela king was so interested in knowing whether she loved her late husband, however, she couldn't wrap her head around it, so she settled that King Luther had probably sent him. After all, he was in a friendly relationship with him. Zara couldn't take the risk of King Luther finding out that she was very much in love with her late husband. No, she just couldn't.However, for some reason, she was extremely guilty. She felt like she was betraying her husband by saying she didn't ever love him. It pained her heart.As she walked into the banquet hall, Zane immediately came to meet his mother. "Mother, why did the masked king ask to see you? what did you two talk about?" He asked, staring at his mother curiously.Zara crouched to his size. "Zane, it was nothing important," she tells him. However, Zane knew it was a lie. It had to be something important or the masked king wouldn't ask to see his moth

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Dream

After what felt like ages, Carl decides to step back into his chamber, however, he was met with a surprise. He saw a little figure on his bed, sound asleep. To say he was stunned was an understatement. Carl didn't know how to react he was utterly confused. 'Who is the child and how did he get in, when I locked the door,' Carl mulled, taking slow strides toward the bed.As the little boy's back was turned to him, he couldn't see his face, until he went to the other side of the bed.Zane! Carl muttered, in disbelief. He had expected a random child, not Zara's son. What could Zara's son be doing in his chamber? That to sleeping on his bed by this time of the night. Where is his mother?Many questions, were starting to run through Carl's mind, as he stared at the little boy, and again the incident he fought so hard to forget for the time being came flooding back into his mind.He had gone to the balcony to get fresh and take in the view of Morana, maybe that would help him forget Zara. A

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Departure

Meanwhile, Zane wakes up to find himself in a strange room, and without his mother. 'Where am I?' He pondered, glancing around the room until his gaze landed on Carl, who stared at him with his face devoid of any emotion.Zane instantly recalled that he came to Carl's chamber last night to inquire about his discussion with his mother, but found his golden mask instead of him.Realizing that, Zane tilts his gaze back to the gold mask in his hands, then to Carl, whose face was covered with a cloth. 'If only I didn't sleep off, I would have seen the Neela King's face, however, it's impossible now,' Zane thought.Although he was keen on asking Carl his questions, it was daybreak and he didn't want his mother to worry, so he decided to forget about it and leave instead.Zane climbed out of the bed, scurrying toward the door without glancing at Carl or saying anything to him. However, Carl quickly blocked his path, while looking stunned. He was stunned to see the little boy leaving without

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Lahat ng Kabanata ng Hated By The Ruthless King : Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 16

Banquet

Banquet 2

Never loved him

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Dream

Departure